Shoe holder



Aug; 28, 1945. J. RQPERSJNGER SHOE 110mm I Filed July 3, 1944 JAMEs R. PERS mas/a I N VEN TOR.

A TTORNE Y Patented Aug. 28, 1945 UNITED STATES rATENToFFicE 2,383,678 snoE HOLDER James R. Persinger, Burbank, Calif. Application July 3, 1944, Serial No. 543,365

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a shoe support.

The general object of the invention is to provide a shoe sup ort by means of which a shoe may be readily mounted and held firmly in position while it'is being cleaned and shined.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a shoe support which includes a head member having a rod secured thereto in such manner that the rod supports the instep of the shoe While the cleaning and shining operation is being performed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe support including novel means for removably mounting the support upon a wall.

Other objects and the advantages of my invention will be apparent from the. following descrip tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a central sectional view showing a shoe support embodying the features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front view showing the securing plate;

Fig. 3 is an extended View showing the attaching plate and coupling plate;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view showing the front portion of the shoe engaging member and the supporting rod, and

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5, Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawin by reference characters, I have shown my invention as embodied in a shoe support which is indicated generally at Hi. My support includes a shoe engaging device in the nature of a shoe tree, indicated generally at H. The shoe engaging device includes a front portion l2 which fits within the toe portion of a shoe IS. The portion I2 includes a top M which is rounded, and downwardly extending sides l5.

The front portion includes a bracket l6 which pivotally supports a rod I? which has an end pivot portion l8 adapted to be fitted within any one of a number of holes ill in the body 20 of a heel engaging portion which has a head member 2| thereon which is adapted to fit within the heel of a shoe. By manipulating the finger engaging portion 22 of the body 20 the parts I! andZO are swung about the axis of the portion I8 to permit the shoe engaging device to be placed in, or removed from, a shoe.

In order to hold the shoe engaging member in proper position, spaced from a wall 23, I provide a support which includes a cylindrical rod 24, the lower end of which is flattened out as at 25 and is welded as at 26 to the lower face of the rear part 21 of the top M of the shoe engaging portion. The rear part 21 is upwardly directed to correspond to the inset 28 of the shoe and the adjacent portion 29 of the rod 24 is also curved upwardly so that it is engaged by the instep portion of theshoe. Thus the shoe is supported across the front portion thereof where the shoe is naturally flexible. This arrangement permits ready cleaning and shining of a shoe held on a support.

The rod 24 at its end remote from the shoe has a bevelled end 30 secured as by welding at 30 to a coupling plate 3|. This plate has downwardly converging edges 32 which fit beneath tongues 33 bent from, and arranged in advance of, a securing plate 34 which is held in place by screws 35 which pass through apertures 36 therein.

In using my shoe support the operator places the portions [2 and 2| within the shoe and then moves the finger engaging portion 22 to the position shown in Fig. 1. The plate 3| is then in-' serted beneath the tongues 33 and is moved downwardly to theposition shown in Fig. 2. The shoe is then shined, after which it may be removed from the tree without'removing the arm 24 from its support. The other shoe of a pair may then be shined, after'which the rod 24 may be removed and stored out of the way for future use.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have invented a novel shoe support which can be economically manufactured and readily installed and which firmly supports a shoe so that the entire shoe, including the flexible instep portion, can be cleaned and shined.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. A shoe support including a front portion quickly and thoroughly adapted to fit within and engage the toe portion of a shoe, means carried by the front portion for holding it within the shoe, said front portion including a rounded top portion and integral downwardly extending sides which are of substantially the same thickness as the top portion, a supporting rod secured to the inner lower surface of the rear portion of the top of the shoe engaging memher, said rear part of the top of the shoe engaging member being upwardly directed to correspond to the instep of a shoe, and the portion of the rod adjacent the support member being upwardly curvedso that it is engaged by the instep portion of a shoe, the end of said supporting rod remote from said front portion being bevelled, and a supporting plate on the bevelled end of the supporting rod and secured thereto.

2. A shoe support including a front portion adapted to fit within and engage the toe portion of a shoe, means carried by the front portion for holding it within the shoe, said front portion including a rounded top portion and downwardly extending sides, a cylindrical supporting rod having a-flattened end, said flattened end welded to the inner lower surface of the rear portion of the top of the shoe engaging member, said rear part of the top of the shoe engaging member being upwardly directed to correspond to the instep of a shoe, and the portion of the supporting rod adjacent the support member being upwardly curved so that it is engaged by the instep por--- tion of a shoe, and means to hold the support ing. rod on a support.

3. A shoe support includin a--front portionupwardly curved so that it is engaged by the instep portion of a shoe, said rod remote from th shoe having a bevelled end, a coupling plate welded to said bevelled end, said coupling plate having downwardly converging edges which are adapted to engage a companion securing plate.

4. A shoe support including a front portion adapted to fit within and engage the toe portion of a shoe, means carriedby the front portion for holding it within theshoe, said front portion including a rounded top portion and downwardly extending sides, a cylindrical supporting rod having a flattened end, said flattened end welded to the-i ner lower surface of the rear portion of the top of the shoe engaging member, said rear part ofthe -to p'of the shoe engaging member being adapted to fit within and engage; the. toe'portionof a shoe, means carried by the front portion for holding it within the shoe, said front portion in-- eluding a top portion and downwardly extend-.

ing sides, a supporting rod'having an end welded to the inner lower surface of the rear portion of the top of the shoe engaging member, said rear part of the top, of theshoe engagingmember being upw-ardly directedto correspond to the in-. step of a shoe,oand the portion of the, supporting rod adjacent to the support member. beingv upwardly directedto correspond to the instep of a shoe, and the portion of the cylindrical rod adacent thesupport member being upwardly curved so that it isengaged by the instep portion of -a shoe, said rod remote from the shoe having -a bevelled end, a coupling plate welded to said bevelled' end, .said coupling plate having downwardly. converging edges which are adapted to engagea companion securing plate. v V

JAMES R. PERSIN ERQ 

